Embarking on any new dietary adventure can be daunting—how do you swap out lifelong eating habits for new ones—and make sure they stick? The key to making and maintaining a meaningful diet switch is to not try to do it overnight. Small, smart steps are essential for sustainable success. Here’s your guide to going plant-based.
Getting Started
The 8 Most Helpful Books to Help You Get Started on Your Plant-Based Journey
When trying to figure out what being plant-based looks like in your own life, you’ll likely want to turn to the experts, both online and in books. It’s hard to deny that there’s an explosion of diet books on the market, and weeding through all the…
The 6 Surprising Benefits of Eating a Plant-Based Diet
Tired of being hammered over the head with a head of lettuce about eating more plants? Fair enough. But eating more plants - whether you want to call yourself plant-based or not - has some pretty powerful perks when it comes to your health, way beyond a smaller jeans size (though research has shown …
We Asked 8 Influential Vegans and Plant-Based Experts What Made Them Switch
Numerous reasons prompt people to start eating a plant-based diet. For the majority, health pushes them to change their eating habits, especially if they’ve been diagnosed with a chronic illness.
Animal welfare, environmental concerns, and social justice issues are other reasons most …
Animal welfare, environmental concerns, and social justice issues are other reasons most …
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“10,000 Black Vegan Women” Program Launched By Author and Nutritionist Tracye McQuirter
Tracye McQuirter, an award-winning author, nutritionist and 33-year veteran of veganism has launched a new program aimed to promote plant-based eating in the African American community called “10,000 Black Vegan Women”.
Finished The 21-Day Challenge? What to Do on Day 22 and Beyond!
You did it. You completed a three-week foray into all things plant-based! Congratulations! Now what?
Once you’ve tried 21 days of eating a whole-food, predominantly vegan diet, you’re probably at an impasse as to what comes next. Do you keep going...
Once you’ve tried 21 days of eating a whole-food, predominantly vegan diet, you’re probably at an impasse as to what comes next. Do you keep going...
8 Simple Strategies to Transition to a Plant-Based Diet
Not sure where to start in your move to a plant-based diet? Leading experts offer their top tips.
The Bacon Patch Cures Our Need to Actually Eat the Stuff. Just Scratch and Sniff
Does the smell of bacon make you think of home? Mom's cooking? Childhood mornings playing in the snow while someone inside prepares a hearty breakfast to fuel up for skiing? All of the above? Okay, that's just me. But I gave it up when I went plant-based and there were some moments when th…
The 7 Questions We Get Asked When People Start Eating Plant-Based
You’ve heard about the benefits of a plant-based diet, which is why you’re keen on making the transition. But behavior change isn’t easy, and no doubt you have a load of questions about eating plants. Below, experts address seven common questions that pop up when people make thi…
Veganuary Moves the Needle on Plant-Based Eating as Record Numbers Sign Up
We’ve just reached the midpoint of January, and 2020’s Veganuary, or 'vegan January' is proving to be the most successful one yet. The UK-based non-profit says its number of participants (those that have taken the vegan-month pledge), has already exceeded last year–and…